Senior Product Manager

Aviso Wealth:

At Aviso, we are dedicated to improving the financial well-being of Canadians. As a leading wealth management organization, we are committed to leadership, innovation, partnership, responsibility, and community. Working with talented and energetic professionals who exemplify our values every day, you will quickly notice that our people and dynamic ‘oneaviso’ culture sets us apart. If you are looking for interesting and challenging work, at a company committed to its people, find out more about what Aviso has to offer at www.aviso.ca.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to join the Strategy and Business Transformation team at the outset of an exciting journey to shape the future of investing for Canadians by delivering a best-in-class investor wealth platform.

Reporting to the Head of Product Delivery, this role is responsible for ensuring Aviso’s investor wealth solution is valuable and viable and will solve difficult customer and business problems in ways that our customers will love. You will gain a deep understanding of our users and customers and seek the data to truly understand how our customers will engage with our product. You will spearhead and drive change, bringing our initial vision to life and charting the course for continued success.

As the product owner, you will have an elevated, strategic focus and will shape the product vision to consistently align with the organization’s purpose of powering businesses that empower investors. You’re not merely managing a backlog of potential enhancements – while that’s important, you look at the backlog with a value lens to ensure our customers don’t simply use our products; they choose to do business with us each day because the product experience is intuitive and a pleasure to use.

Who you are:

• Service – You consider both internal and external stakeholders and demonstrate intent of understanding and putting the clients’ needs first. You advocate service excellence and work to deliver solutions that meet the needs. You proactively develop strategic partnerships that allow Aviso Wealth to become a trusted advisor and partner
• Execution – You are committed to achieving your goals and to succeed. This includes focusing on “getting things done”, as well as recognizing and taking advantage of opportunities as they arise. You are consistently looking for ways to improve your personal best and see value in continuous improvement. You take accountability for your actions and learn from mistakes
• Collaboration – You work collaboratively with others with the common goal of driving positive results. Making meaningful contributions to your team to achieve organizational goals is a priority. You proactively encourage collaboration, build trust and inclusion, and work to establish effective relationships both inside and outside of the organization

What your day looks like:

• Drive consistent innovation through your innate curiosity and your passion to compel the product team to continually track industry trends and the competitive landscape, constantly enhancing a product backlog that keeps Aviso at the forefront of the innovation curve
• Collaborate closely with the product designer, tech lead and the software engineers to discover solutions and bring those solutions to market via an incremental delivery plan
• Work with internal teams to gain an understanding of business constraints which may arise from several different areas of the business, be it marketing, compliance, operations, technology and/or privacy
• Hold the accountability for defining value and delivering valuable outcomes which could be customer, business or technical metrics that will help us gauge the success of each release
• Manage product iteration within an agile-oriented team and influence all stakeholders to drive value-oriented results and not be just content with the delivery of new features and code
• Foster a highly collaborative environment built upon trust, inclusion, and a genuine desire to deliver a great product through active listening and understanding the passions and strengths of others
• Use data and logic and feedback from business stakeholders to adopt new ideas and work together with the team to review and assess user stories with a customer-centric lens
• Evangelize the product within the team and throughout the organization

Requirements

Your experience and skills:

We recognize that innovation thrives on product teams where diverse points of view come together to solve difficult problems. We are seeking people that bring diverse life experiences, educational backgrounds, cultures, and work experiences. We’d love to hear how your unique experiences can contribute to making us a more diverse and innovative team and encourage you to apply if you meet most (if not all) of these requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience is required
• 8 -10 years of related work experience with at least 3 years working on technology-powered products as either a senior product manager, product owner, or product designer is required
• Product delivery expertise and an understanding of the techniques and methods of modern product discovery and delivery is required
• Experience with Agile or other methodologies and an understanding of the value of iterative delivery and how it results in incremental benefits, improvements, and value from each release cycle is required
• Strong technical acumen is required, while not a software engineer, you understand the technical challenges and complexities associated with delivery
• Strong business acumen with multiple functional areas of business such as CX, Finance, Sales, Marketing is required
• Understanding of end-to-end customer experience integration and dependencies is required
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams in a complex, matrix organization is required
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proven track record of assessing risk, using good judgement to devise solutions to difficult problems, and laying out an argument in a well structured, data-informed written narrative is required
• Digital savviness with PowerPoint, Excel, Confluence, JIRA, Google or Adobe Analytics is required
• Proficiency with design software such as Figma is preferred
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills to articulate product vision and strategy to diverse stakeholders is required
• Financial industry experience is preferred
• Fluent communication skills in English are required and bilingual skills in French are an asset

Benefits

Why Aviso Wealth?

At Aviso Wealth, you will find a dynamic and inclusive culture that rewards innovation and celebrates success.
Here are a few things that set us apart:

• Competitive compensation package that rewards and recognizes individual contributions
• Excellent health, dental and insurance benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees
• Generous vacation time, fitness benefit, parental leave top-up options
• Matching contributions to our retirement program
• Commitment to the continuous improvement of our staff through learning & development and an education assistance program
• Regular social events to foster teamwork

Equal Employment Opportunity

Aviso Wealth welcomes and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including persons with disabilities. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs in all stages of the hiring process.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

No recruiters or agencies, please.

Company Overview:

Aviso is a leading wealth management and investment services provider for the Canadian financial industry, with over $130 billion in total assets under administration and management, and over 1,000 employees. We’re building a comprehensive, technology-enabled, client-centric wealth services ecosystem. Our clients include our partners, advisors, and investors. We’re a trusted partner for nearly all credit unions across Canada, in addition to a wide range of portfolio managers, investment dealers, insurance and trust companies, and introducing brokers. Our partners depend on Aviso for specific solutions that give them a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving, highly competitive industry. Our investment dealer and mutual fund dealer and our insurance services support thousands of investment advisors. Our asset manager, NEI Investments, specializes in investing responsibly. Our online brokerage, Qtrade Direct Investing®, empowers self-directed investors, and our fully automated investing service, Qtrade Guided Portfolios®, serves investors who prefer a hands-off approach. Aviso Correspondent Partners provides custodial and carrying broker services to a wide range of firms. We have offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, and Winnipeg. Aviso is backed by the collective strength of our owners: the credit union Centrals, Co-operators/CUMIS, and Desjardins. We’re proud to power businesses that empower investors.

A career with Aviso means being part of a group of talented, energetic professionals who live their values every day, and belonging to an organization dedicated to your success and career development. If you’re looking for interesting and challenging work, at a company committed to its people, apply to join our team.

Salary

This position is posted with an expected salary range of $120,000 - $135,000 CAD annually. Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate and the requirements of the position.